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Elections in the Republic of India in 1997 included, the 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, elections to seats in the Rajya Sabha and the elections to the posts of President and vice president.
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Elections in the Republic of India in 1997 included, the 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, elections to seats in the Rajya Sabha and the elections to the posts of President and vice president.
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Main article: 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Political Party |
No. of Candidates |
Seats won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 92 | 75 | 38,73,099 | 37.64% | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 | 18 | 8,57,219 | 8.33% | |
| Indian National Congress | 105 | 14 | 27,36,346 | 26.38% | |
| Communist Party of India | 15 | 2 | 3,07,023 | 2.86% | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 67 | 1 | 7,69,675 | 6.37% | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal (M) | 30 | 1 | 3,19,111 | 3.10% | |
| Independents | 244 | 6 | 11,18,348 | 10.87% | |
| Total[2] | 693 | 117 | 1,02,89,814 |
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Main article: 1997 Indian Rajya Sabha elections |
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Main article: 1997 Indian presidential election |
| States | No. of MLA/MPs | Value of each Vote | K. R. Narayanan (Votes) | K. R. Narayanan (Values) | T. N. Seshan (Votes) | T. N. Seshan (Values) | Invalid (Votes) | Invalid (Values) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members of Parliament | 776 | 708 | 676 | 478,608 | 26 | 18,408 | 32 | 22,656 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 294 | 148 | 254 | 37,592 | 9 | 1,332 | 17 | 2,516 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 60 | 8 | 56 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Assam | 126 | 116 | 110 | 12,760 | 5 | 580 | 1 | 116 |
| Bihar | 324 | 174 | 285 | 49,590 | 8 | 1,392 | 15 | 2,610 |
| Goa | 40 | 20 | 35 | 700 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 60 |
| Gujarat | 182 | 147 | 156 | 22,932 | 11 | 1,617 | 7 | 1,029 |
| Haryana | 90 | 112 | 77 | 8,624 | 3 | 336 | 6 | 672 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 68 | 51 | 63 | 3,213 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 102 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 87 | 72 | 74 | 5,328 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 288 |
| Karnataka | 224 | 131 | 191 | 25,021 | 13 | 1,703 | 11 | 1,441 |
| Kerala | 140 | 152 | 135 | 20,520 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 304 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 320 | 130 | 296 | 38,480 | 9 | 1,170 | 13 | 1,690 |
| Maharashtra | 288 | 175 | 173 | 30,275 | 96 | 16,800 | 1 | 175 |
| Manipur | 60 | 18 | 52 | 936 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 60 | 17 | 43 | 731 | 10 | 170 | 4 | 68 |
| Mizoram | 40 | 8 | 34 | 272 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagaland | 60 | 9 | 55 | 495 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Orissa | 147 | 149 | 132 | 19,668 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,341 |
| Punjab | 117 | 116 | 106 | 12,296 | 1 | 116 | 7 | 812 |
| Rajasthan | 200 | 129 | 174 | 22,446 | 4 | 516 | 12 | 1,548 |
| Sikkim | 32 | 7 | 31 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 234 | 176 | 229 | 40304 | 2 | 352 | 2 | 352 |
| Tripura | 60 | 26 | 59 | 1534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 425 | 208 | 377 | 78,416 | 24 | 4,992 | 7 | 1,456 |
| West Bengal | 294 | 151 | 272 | 41,072 | 5 | 755 | 4 | 604 |
| Delhi | 70 | 58 | 58 | 3,364 | 3 | 174 | 8 | 464 |
| Pondicherry | 30 | 16 | 28 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 4,848 | 3,232 | 4,231 | 956,290 | 240 | 50,631 | 171 | 22,656 |
| Source: Election Commission of India.[3] | ||||||||
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Main article: 1997 Indian vice presidential election |
| Candidate |
Party |
Electoral Votes |
% of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishan Kant | Janata Dal | 441 | 61.76 | |
| Surjit Singh Barnala | SAD | 273 | 38.24 | |
| Total | 714 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid Votes | 714 | 93.95 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 46 | 6.05 | ||
| Turnout | 760 | 96.20 | ||
| Abstentions | 30 | 3.80 | ||
| Electors | 790 | |||
